In an uninhabited forest outside Konoha.
To give his student experience fighting a powerful opponent, Jiraiya had personally sparred with him for several days straight.
At that moment, Minato Namikaze had hidden himself among the dense trees; Jiraiya had done the same. This time, he was not coaching his student on ninjutsu, but developing Minato Namikaze's instincts through dangerous combat, so he would not go easy on him.
That said, Jiraiya had not brought out his full repertoire, or he would have simply used the Summoning Technique. Once he summoned Gamabunta, Minato Namikaze would have few ways to fight back.
In the silent woods, apart from the sound of wind passing through the leaves, there seemed to be no living creatures at all.
Poof!
A cloud of smoke suddenly appeared in the woods. Someone had used a smoke bomb.
Hidden behind thick foliage, Jiraiya noticed the smoke bomb but remained completely unmoved. Did he think that alone would draw me out? Looks like his teacher will have to teach Minato what a ninja is today.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Jiraiya was only halfway through that thought when he heard several objects cutting through the air. Without looking up, he knew it was the sound of shuriken flying toward him. He had not expected Minato to find his position first.
Jiraiya immediately leaped out of the foliage and landed on the branch of another tree.
Before he could locate Minato Namikaze, however, several kunai flew toward him, followed by Minato Namikaze's wind release ninjutsu.
One attack followed another. This was Minato Namikaze's fighting style: quickly memorize the enemy's reactions, then make them fall into his trap step by step, as though manipulating a puppet.
Jiraiya jumped to the ground. After dodging the kunai, he had to face the incoming wind release